Reclining-chair



(ModeL) D. W. MILLER.

REGLINING CHAIR.

PaisentedDec. 5. 1882.

.59 b'botrrbqy UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID WV. MILLER, OF WHITNEY S POINT, NEW YORK.

RECLINING-CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,517, dated December 5, 11882. Application filed August 12, 1881. (Model) To all whom tt may concern: Be it known that 1, DAVID W. MILLER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Whitneys Point, in the county of Broome and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reclining-Chairs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a side elevation ofthe chair. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof.

Myinventionrelatestoreclining-chairs; and it consists in certain improvements in the means for elevating and lowering the chair, and in the means for adjusting the foot-stool, all of which improvements will be hereinafter particularly described, and then endeavored to be specifically defined by the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, the letterA indicates the rods forming the front legs and sides of the back of the chair, and B the rods forming therear legs and sides of the seat of the chair. These rods are pivotally connected together, as shown, bya bolt, a, at or near where the seat will be, so that their upper ends may be elevated or depressed, thereby changing their inclination and making the chair moreor less upright. The ends of the rods are connected together by suitable cross-rounds.

To the inside face of each of the bars B, near their rear ends, is connected a ratchet-bar, (J, and to the lower connecting cross-round of rods A are connected ear-clips D.

To each of the ear-clips there is hinged a rod or bar, E, which extends backward as far as the ratchet-bars O, at which end each rod or bar is provided with a clasp, b, which encircles the ratchet-bar and is free to be raised and lowered and to engage'with the teeth of the bar so as to act as a pawL. Both rods or bars at the clasp end are connected together by a cross round or rod, E, which is provided with a" plate, G, againstwhich the operator may press with his toe or foot, so as to raise the pawls and disconnect them from the ratchets the chairis to be to the ear of each bar there is hinged by means of a rivet, pin, or bolt a bar, I, of which there are two, and the end of each bar I is provided with a clasp, J, and to each clasp, so as to be on the under side of the bar, there is pivoted or hinged a pawl, K, the tail end of which is weighted so as normally to keep the head of the pawl in contact with the ratchetteeth of a bar presently to be described.

'The ratchet-bars are designated by the letter L, and there are two of them, each one being connected by means of a bolt or pin to a leg of the stool, so that the stool may be turned on the pivotal connection for the purpose of keeping it at a certain inclination when its height is altered. Each of the two bars L at the end next to the stool is provided with a slotted ear, M, and a pin is passed through the slot into the leg of the stool, so as to limit the movement of the stool, and at the same time to brace the connection between the stool and bar. Each bar is also provided with teeth on its unis passed through the clasp at the end of bar I, and further held thereto by a clasp at its end, which encircles the bar I.

By the employment of cars D the bars E are held securely to their places and braced, and yet are free to be raised and lowered beyond their hinged connection. By the formation of the joint between the rods I and clasps H the rods are free to slide along'rods or bars E, and to be raised and lowered as the stool is raised and lowered; and the pawl K, being hung and weighted as described, permits the stool to be pushed in under the chair, so as to be out ofsight, and yet prevents it from being pushed out until the pawl is disengaged from the ratchet.

The foot-stool N is preferably formed with its top at an angle of about thirty degrees, so that the feet of the occupant of the chair can rest thereon in an easy position. It is also provided with auxiliary legs connected to the main legs, so as to be folded in under the stool,

is free to slide back and forth on the bar, and

der edge, with which the pawl K engages, and

where they are held by spring-clasps, which project. down from the top of the stool, and have book ends to fit under the legs and hold them up. I

The irons which compose a part of the seat are two rods, S, hinged to the front round of the seat by books or staples passed through eyes in the ends of the rods and then into the frontround. Byhingingtheironsasdescribed, or'in an equivalent manner, the seat is rendered adjustable, so as to allow perfect freedom of motion, no matter in what position the chair is placed.

The carpeting or other material forming the back and seat of the chair is placed around the cross-bar T at the top of the chair, thenaround a rod, U, which is bolted or otherwise secured to the ends of irons or rods S, and then around the front round of the seat, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The top cross-bar,T,is placed about an inch or two inches in frontof the upright rods,A, so that without curving the rods the carpeting will be held out in front of the rods when any person is reclining in the chair. The carpeting, where it passes around the rod U, is sewed together close to the rod and then again about three-fourths of an inch in front of the rod, so that when a person is reclining in the chair the carpeting composing the seat and back of the chair will assume a position with reference to the rod U that will keep the body of the occupant from off the rod.

The chair is further provided with side arms consisting of rods V and W, hinged together and to the rods A and B, so as to fold more or less as the inclination of the chairis increased or lessened, and thereby preserve the top of the arm in a horizontal plane.

This chair is cheap in costof construction,is positive in the action of its several parts, durable in wear, and easy and comfortable for the occupant.

The operation of the several parts will be understood from the foregoing description of their construction.

A modification of the seat-irons is illustrated in Fig. 4. They are in the form of two forks or Us connected together at their centers and curved downwardly.

Having described my invention,what Iclaim 1. The rods A and B, hinged together and provided with ratchet-bars O, in combination with bars E, hinged to a cross-round of rods A by means of ear-clips D, and connected at the opposite ends by clasps b to ratchet-bars O, and provided at the same end with cross-round F, having toe-plate Gconnected thereto,whereby the several parts will operate as set forth.

2. The combination, with the chair and footrest, of the bar L, provided with slotted ear M, hinged to the foot-rest, and the foot-rest provided with a pin which passes through the slot, whereby the foot-rest is enabled to assume the proper adjustment upon the extending or upon the folding of the hinged legs, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

DAVID W. MILLER.

Witnesses:

DWIGHT K. LANDAN, H. E. PEASE. 

